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We see a lot of people posting on youtube extra about the police and quote all the "people have rights and freedoms" . Yes we do have officers who go on a power trip but we also have lots of officers who are very professional too. If a officer walks up to me and asks where i going or been...

An easy way is to sink 4ft concrete fence posts in by at least 2 foot and use the concrete gravel boards. For extra strength cut the boards to 3ft lengths with some pea single behind them to help with drainage so the wet soil no constantly against the boards. If you already bought the...

Hi Again. Put noggins in but use a whole saw to put a pattern in them or crossed noggins from 3 by 2

Hi There. It might be oils and sap leeching thru from the wood. But a white tinted colour always going to be a pain in garden with the rain. Try giving it a clean with some bleach kitchen spray.

Been busy myself with limestone paving in the front. Make sure you put some noggins in to stop the twisting. The rain and hot sun a pain with fresh timber if not seasoned.

Yes a lot of the heritage lines will be feeling the pinch this year and more so as we had some amazing weather that rakes in the pennies. Get upto E.L.R when i can.

Well my best wishes to you and your wife and fingers crossed for a speedy recovery. While you keeping her safe here is some reading if you not already seen these sites. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/ http://www.abandonedstations.org.uk/...

Hi Not sure if anyone would agree but i'd make the roofing frame now and use the flooring joists now as a template. You can make small wedges to get the right fall. This way you don't have to use firrings. Just angle the end cuts on the timber.

John quite right. Kitchen looks great and the tiles are nice. I'd be more inclined to choose a new worktop to match the current kitchen and maybe a different paint for walls and ceiling and pay someone to do the joints and cut sink hole for you. You can take the worktop off yourself. Where...

weather letting me down at the mo but got a little more done. Flower beds finished another few days to dry and just a lick of paint and clean the limestone toppers. Pondering on gas or charcoal for BBQ. Pizza oven just needs a suitable chimney. Looking at some black stove pipes at the mo...

Looking good. Oooh the knock thru. When our kitchen extension was done we were lucky as they built the whole extension and waited till we were on holiday to knock thru. Kids were 3 and 5 at the time so was ideal to be away. Still had dust when we got back but only minimal. Worse one was...

Sounds ok. But a few things to consider Have you an windows or soil pipe etc above the pergola ? Where is your boiler flue in relation to the area to be covered ? Any trees near it that will deposit leaves onto the roof ? Martin.

Regardless of no load bearing above it still has to carry the dead load of the joists/floorboards themselves and the live load of the furniture etc upstairs. You will be better off putting the beam at the nail plate join. You can get this calculation done on line for a fee. I have to say...

Personally i'd go for the school bus approach https://awesomejelly.com/survivalist-builds-massive-underground-bunker-out-of-42-buried-school-buses/

Yes like all have said work is do able but you need to look at it from a investment angle too. Price you going to pay for property and costs for purchase. Look at similar properties in the area that are in good/excellent condition. This will give you an idea of what your max budget should be...

Hi there Are the joists timber and what size? 8.4m for timber is a long unsupported span. Have the kitchen/family room been knocked thru into one. You will have to get a structural engineer which i know you are aware of but in the meantime can't you contact an engineer and ask him what...

Hi Ian. He's a clip from youtube from a chap which will explain. I few others have used thinner pots but these can crack. I got some thick ones and still had a crack but i fire cemented it. Got mine over 500c with charcoal and hardwood kinder. Has to be kept dry and build up the fires. Don't...

Thanks. Not done any rendering before now. Just had front of house rendered and was asking the chap about the cost. It's per sqm so would of been expensive. I had a go as the area's i doing not to large so getting really smooth not an issue. You lucky with garden as if it bumpy you can say...

Well been doing some other bits but managed to get back in the garden to crack on for summer. Pizza oven and Tandoor/BBQ nearly done now. Going to try a finishing rendering coat today hopefully. Got to get soil for planters and some pebbles for the top. Glad i waited before laying the tiles in...

Try a few bricks with a hot air gun. It looks like paint or a glue residue from under the tyrolean. As others have said be careful with pressure washer or blasting as it can damage the mortar and brick. Ended up myself having the front of my house meshed for the new rendering as it would of...